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Usage of the character 拗

ào
[拗]
  • to bend in two so as to break
  • to defy
  • to disobey
  • also pr. (ǎo)
niù
[拗]
  • stubborn
  • obstinate
ào
[抝]
  • variant of 拗 (ào)
ǎoduàn
拗断
[拗斷]
  • to break by twisting
àokǒu
拗口
[拗口]
  • hard to pronounce
  • awkward-sounding
yìng'ào
硬拗
[硬拗]
  • (Tw) (coll.) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (ngē-áu))
  • Taiwan pr. (yingào)
zhíniù
执拗
[執拗]
  • stubborn
  • willful
  • pigheaded
  • Taiwan pr. (zhí'ào)
wéi'ào
违拗
[違拗]
  • to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
niùbuguò
拗不过
[拗不過]
  • can't persuade
  • unable to make (sb) change their mind
  • unable to resist (sb)
sān'àotāng
三拗汤
[三拗湯]
  • san'ao decoction (TCM)
àokǒulìng
拗口令
[拗口令]
  • tongue twister